Futuristic Beats

Often, when we see sci-fi movies or series, we can hear music, sound effects or even noises that go along with the feeling of the scenes that are in those movies. They play according to the characteristics of such scenes: it is a mixture of visual and auditive styles. Those sounds help the visual part of the movie or series and what they want us to feel; therefore, the sounds have to be, most of the time, accelerated, mysterious, technological, etc. And they transport us to those alternate worlds with the alteration of our senses.

The following are some good examples of those sounds and music. Some of them are actual soundtracks, the other ones are regular bands who play and experiment with those magnificent beats.

Wake up in  a fast, deranged, high-tech city with the following tune:

Mind Teardown - Death Increased 

 

 

Amazing metal percussion from Japan. Der Eisenrost,
one of my favorite bands, led by Chu Ishikawa, known from his
collaborations with Shinya Tsukamoto's movies.
Enjoy these high-speed rustling noise-makers!

 

Beautiful artwork accompanied by distorted voices
and cybernetic noises.

 

 

Clock DVA are and industrial post-punk band from
England, formed in the 70s. Their sounds reminds us
of dystopic societies, computing noises and technological
voices that seem to be uttered by cyborgs.
Amazing concept, image and project this band has got!

Metropolis and the birth of Cyberpunk.

Metropolis is a 1927 sci-fi movie by German director Fritz Lang. It is a beatiful expressionistic and surreal story about the creation of a female android (or ginoid) in a futuristic distopian city called Metropolis.

Metropolis is believed to be the first movie within the genre of Science Fiction to have explored what is known as cyberpunk.

What is Cyberpunk?

Neuromancer by William Gibson is the most important book on Cyberpunk.

Cyberpunk is a genre of science fiction that exploded in the early 80s. This genre focuses on dystopian futuristic societies where individuals coexist with high technology, cybernetic organisms, advanced computers, artificial intelligences, and all of that in a society that seems to increase in terms of crime as it does in term of advanced technology. Of course, this genre emerged primarly in literature, but it also did in cinema, television, anime, manga and even videogames.

 

The first Cyberpunk movie?

Followers of this genre (such as us, Steph and Juan) believe that it started in the cinema with Metropolis, although the cyberpunk manifesto appeared only until the 80s. However, director Fritz Lang did an excellent fantastic job with his work of art: he had already explored the subjects of oppressive dystopian societes, cyborgs, futuristic cities and imagery, etc.

So, if you ask us: Is this the first manifestation of Cyberpunk as it is known nowadays?, we will firmly answer: Yes, it is indeed.